Word: leyland
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...shipping trust, is today the No. 1 tycoon of U. S. shipping. When he became president of I. M. M. in 1921 he was also a great tycoon of shipping but not of U. S. ships. Then I. M. M.'s big lines were White Star, Red Star, Leyland, and Atlantic Transport Ltd., all of which fly the British flag...
...sold White Star back to the British for $35,000,000. Because more than $11,000,000 is still owing on that deal he unsuccessfully tried to block the merger of White Star and Cunard in a London Court (TIME, March 26). He has sold 28 of Leyland's 32 ships. Meanwhile he has brought new lines into his fold, acquiring an interest in Baltimore Mail Line; tying up with Roosevelt Line by inducing Kermit Roosevelt, Vincent Astor and friends to buy into I. M. M.; joining with the Dollar-Dawson Pacific Coast interests to control United States Lines...
...fleet of six lines (Red Star, Atlantic Transport, Leyland, Baltimore Mail, U. S. Lines, American Merchant Lines) plying the main Atlantic route with weekly and bi-weekly sailings...
...service to South & Central America, operated by Leyland Line...
...especially famed are: 1) Pennsylvania, California, and Virginia, turbo-electrics operated by Panama Pacific Line, the largest U. S.-built ships of their type; 2) Minnetonka and Minnewaska of Atlantic Transport Lines; 3) Belgenland, largest in the Red Star Service. Another important I. M. M. unit is the Frederick Leyland Line, sailing between European, Central and North American and West Indies ports. Although no plans have been announced, shippingmen expect Roosevelt Lines to place more ships under the U. S. flag...